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PARADOXURUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Palm civets

Synonyms:

genus Paradoxurus; Paradoxurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Paradoxurus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Paradoxurus"):

palm cat; palm civet (spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies)

Holonyms ("Paradoxurus" is a member of...):

family Viverridae; family Viverrinae; Viverridae; Viverrinae (genets; civets; mongooses)

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